A/N: For the 'Ripped' theme on Dokuga's LJ comm - 100 words, no more no less. Originally posted on December 13, 2010. This won first place!
A 'knockoff' is a match where the heavily favored fighter is defeated.
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Knockoff
Kagome pushed through the crowd, trying to get to the cage where Sesshoumaru was still unconscious on the mat. How had this happened? She'd never seen him fight so poorly. He had a rare loss but never by a knockout. He had defeated the giants of the sport. To be cut down so quickly was more than a shock - it smacked of treachery.
In the ring, someone ripped off the tag that sealed demonic powers, and Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open as his healing abilities were restored.
"Sesshoumaru!" Kagome called.
He rolled to his side and found her. "What happened?" he mouthed.
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A/N: Save for any implications of foul play, this entire incident was inspired by a fight during UFC 123, when B. J. Penn knocked out Matt Hughes, the fighter with the most wins in UFC history, 21 seconds into the welterweight bout. Hughes had the same question as Sesshoumaru. :P